Whip and rein holder.



No. 680,099. Patented Aug. 6, I90l. J. E. WILLIAMS.

WHIP AND REIN HOLDER.

(Application filed May 16, 1901.)

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INGTON, n. c. nu non 911m: w. mmmumo" mun JOHN E. IVILLIAMS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FREDERICK METTETAL, OF SAME PLACE.

WHIP AND REI N HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,099, dated August 6, 1901.

Applicaticnfiletl May 16, 1901.

To all w/wm/ it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN E. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Whipand Rein Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in whip and rein holders in which both whip and reins can be securely locked; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide a whip and rein holder with a locking device, so that none but the person possessed with the proper key might remove from their holder either whip or reins,or both; second, to provide a device which can be attached to any Vehicle and which will act as a hitching-post by securely holding the reins in position; third, to provide a whip and rein holder which will be easy to operate, positive in action, and attractive in appearance, and, fourth, to provide a whip and rein holder which can be manufactured at a low cost. I attain these and other desirable objects by the means described in the following specification and pointed out in the accompanying claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of my whip and rein holder and in which the front cover has been removed, the dotted lines showing the position of parts when locked. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line .2 z of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line y y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a cross-section on line :1; a: of .Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a front view of the locking-arm, drawn to an enlarged scale, the front cover having been removed. Fig. 6 is a crosssection on line o 'v of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of my whip and rein holder complete and ready for use.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 is the easing containing the mechanism, whose shape and size can be made to suit, but which in the present instance and to better illustrate my invention I make with a flat back and sides and a semicircular front or cover. This cover or front 2 is removable, but held in place by any convenient means, which in the present Serial No. 60,606. (No model.)

casing.

To better describe my invention, I will suppose the whip and rein holder attached by any suitable means to a place near the front of a vehicle. The team being stopped, I place the whip 32 in its holder, passing it through the opening 4 on top of easing until it rests on the cross-piece 5. The handle of the whip will then be between the jaws 6, forming together a whip-socket. The opening 4, the cross-piece 5, and the jaws 6 are preferably lined with a material that will prevent the scratching of the whiphandle such as, in the present instance, rubber 7. These jaws havea cross-section similar to a half-ring each and are tapered in the direction of their tops. They are kept a suitable distance apart at their lower ends by means of bosses 8, into which engage loosely the heels 9. The top of the jaw nearest to the rear of the holder can be adjusted to any-sized whip by means of a screw 10 passing through the rear of the box and engaging into a boss 11, part of the rear jaw, the lower end of the jaws needing no adjusting device, as I make them to hold the largest-sized whip made. Next I place the reins into the opening 12, cut'into the front and sides of the casing. This opening is justlarge enough to receive the whole width of the reins, so that the latter will rest on a rubber bearing 13. This bearing is raised in the middle and across its width, as shown at 14. Its lower part is flat and held to the bottom of the casing by any suitable means. I now look the whip and reins by lowering the arm 15, which is pivoted to the box 16 and projects outside of the casing just enough to move it by hand. To this arm is pivoted the rod 17, which passes through the opening 18 to keep it always vertical. the rod, to which is attached a fork 19, lined with a rubber fork 20. The arm, rod, and fork 19 can be made of anysnitable material, but which in the present instance I prefer to make of metal. Between the fork 19 and the cross-piece 5 there is a coiled spring 21, which as the rod is lowered expands and compresses the fork 20 against the reins 22, rest- These screws engage instance are screws.

ing on the rubber bearing 13. This rubber into the lugs 3, provided in the sides of the By lowering the arm I lower also adds greatly to the strength of the coiled spring by friction and by adapting itself more or less to the shape of the reins. When the arm 15 is lowered, it also presses together the two jaws 6 in such a way that the whip cannot be pulled out. This locking is effected by the arm itself. To lower it, it is necessary to push the arm against the front 4 jaw until the latter grips the whiphandle. The arm being pushed tightly, is now in line with a vertical slot 23, into which it is lowered. The jaws, with their rubber lining 7, add also to the strength of the jaws by friction. It is now evident that to release the whip and reins it will only necessitate a reverse action of the arm 15; but now I prevent this by adding and pivoting to the arm a short lever 24. This lever when the arm is lowered is just long enough to stand in a vertical position, with its end resting in and against a boss 25 at the lower side of the top of the box. This lever is brought to this vertical position by a smaller coiled spring 26, attached at one end to the lever and the other to the side ofthe box. This spring would have a tendency to bring the lever too far against it; but to prevent this the boss 25 is provided with a slot 27, which keeps the lever in the proper direction, and a stop 28, which prevents the lever from passing too far over the vertical. The spring 26 is attached to the side by means of a pin 29 placed outside of the casing and passing through a loop at the end of the spring. If it becomes necessary or convenient, this pin can be pulled out, the spring released, and the whip and rein holder used without a key. The whip and reins being now locked, to unlock I use a key 30, which I engage on a shaft 31, which is a part of the lever 24. Now, looking at Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, I turn the key to the left and at the same time lift the arm 15 until it reaches the top of the slot 23 and bring it toward the front of the box and rest it on the edge of the enlarged portion of the slot. The keyis then removed. The whip and reins are now free and can be taken out.

It is evident from the above that the device could also be used in conjunction with a whip alone or with reins alone by striking out the then non-essential elements of my device to transform it either into a whip or a rein holder. I

Having now described my invention, in which changes can be made in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction without departing from the spirit of it, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a whip and reins holder having an opening on or near its top to receive a whip, and another opening to receive the reins; of jaws forming a whip-socket arranged within the casing and beneath the opening at or near the top of easing; of a reins-holder arranged within the casing and at the other opening; of a locking device, arranged within the casing, which can grip or release both whip and reins; of a key to open the locking device; all substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

I 2. The combination of a casing having an opening at or-near its top to receive a whip; of jaws forming a whip-socket, arranged within the casing and beneath the opening at or near the top of casing; of a locking device, arranged within the casing, which can grip or release a whip; of a key to open the looking device; all substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of a casing having an opening to receive reins; of a locking device arranged within the casing, which can grip or release reins; of, a key to open the locking device; all substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this application in the presence of two subscribing witnesses:

JOHN E. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

E. E. BERTHOUD, HARRY S. BowERs. 

